Roseland Recreation

FISHING DERBY Recreation and Prudential will hold its Eighth
Annual Fishing Derby in Roseland. This event is also sponsored in
conjunction with Roseland UNICO.

This program is open to all Roseland children and the children
of Prudential employees from the ages of 4 to 14.

The Fishing Derby will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday,
May 5. The rain date is Sunday, May 6. The times for the rain date
are from noon to 3 p.m. The derby will be held at the Roseland
Campus of Prudential, 55 Livingston Ave., Roseland at Pond
2.

Registration forms for this event are available at recreation.
There is no fee for children registered prior to this event. A $5
fee will be charged for all those who sign up on the morning of the
Fishing Derby. Participants are reminded to bring their own fishing
poles. Prizes will be awarded in several different
categories.

BROADWAY TRIP Recreation is sponsoring a bus trip to see "Kiss
Me Kate." This trip has been planned for Sunday, May 20.

The bus has been scheduled to leave the Harrison Avenue Complex
parking lot at 10:30 a.m. Upon arrival in New York, participants
will have two hours of free time to shop and sightsee before the 2
p.m. performance. Immediately following the conclusion of the show,
the bus will return Roseland, and the estimated time of arrival
back at the Harrison Avenue Complex will be 5:30 p.m.

Reservations are on a first-come first-served basis.
Registration forms are outside the recreation office. All tickets
must be paid for by Friday, April 20. A waiting list will be kept
in the event of cancellations.

The fee, which includes orchestra seating and coach
transportation, is $90 per person. All checks should be made
payable to the Borough of Roseland.

HIRING FOR SUMMER Recreation has positions open for its 2001
six-week summer playground program. They include but may not be
limited to, the director and some counselor positions.

Those who are interested in the director's position should have
a degree in teaching or a related field. Counselors must be at
least 16 years of age. For information, call recreation.

HIRING UMPIRES Recreation is hiring umpires for its youth
Baseball and Softball Leagues. Those who are interested in becoming
umpires may contact Michael Colitti, director of recreation, at
226-6552. Umpires will be notified about meetings and/or
clinics.

RUN FOR ROSES Recreation and Taylor Real Estate are
co-sponsoring the 19th Annual 5K Run for the Roses and 1.5 Mile
Walk-N-Talk at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 2 (rain or shine) at the
Harrison Avenue Complex with post-refreshments donated by Acme Food
Products.

Registration fees are $10 for all pre-registered Roseland
residents, $12 for all pre-registered non-residents, and $15 to all
post-registrants and $8 to all walk entries.

Entry forms are available at the Recreation Office on the second
floor of Borough Hall. Registration is from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
weekdays. Entries can also be mailed with a check made out to:
Borough of Roseland, to recreation.

Entries must be postmarked no later than Thursday, May 31, for
the pre-registration fee to apply.

For further information, call recreation.

PROGRAM FOR SENIORS Cookies, cards and games, an activity
sponsored jointly by Recreation and West Essex AARP Chapter 131, is
offered to residents of Roseland and Chapter 131 members at the
Senior Citizens' Room at Borough Hall, 19 Harrison Ave. in Roseland
from 1 to 4:30 p.m. every Monday and Thursday. There will be
bridge, canasta and other games.

For further information, contact recreation.

SUMMER TRAVEL BASEBALL The Roseland Diamond Club is registering
teams for its summer travel baseball. Teams, which will be fielded
for ages 10 and under (C Level), 12 and under (B Level) and 15 and
under (A Level) play a schedule that begins in late June and
extends through July. Players can expect to play up to three games
a week with away games in Union, Essex and Morris counties. League
home games will be played in Roseland and East Hanover.

Registration is open to Roseland and Essex Fells players for the
B and C levels. In addition, East Hanover Township players will be
eligible for the A level. Registration will be held from 6:30 to 8
p.m. on Tuesday, May 8, at the Roseland Recreation Office. A copy
of each player's birth certificate is required. The registration
deadline is Friday, May 11. The registration fee for all levels is
$100.

TRIPS SCHEDULED Recreation has released its 2001 trip schedule
in conjunction with the Montville Recreation Department.

Every Third Tuesday features a trip to Atlantic City's Taj Mahal
at a cost of $15 per person.

Cinderella at Madison Square Garden is scheduled for Saturday,
May 12, departure time at 3 p.m. Tickets are $62 each.

The bus to see Cole Porter's "Kiss Me Kate" departs at 10:30
a.m. on Sunday, May 20, at a cost of $90.

The department offers a trip to see "The Full Monty" on
Broadway, departing at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 24. The cost is
$94.

"Seussical," the Dr. Suess musical, will be the destination on
Saturday, June 16, with departure time at 2 p.m. The cost of this
show is $92.

For more information, call recreation.

SENIOR'S TRIP The Roseland Senior Citizen Social Club plans a
trip to Newport, R.I., from Monday, Sept. 10, to Wednesday, Sept.
12.

The package includes deluxe motorcoach transportation, two
nights deluxe accommodations, two full breakfasts, one dinner at a
local restaurant, Newport Dinner Theater, baggage handling, taxes
and gratuities. Sightseeing includes Olde Mistick Village in
Connecticut and a mansion tour. The cost of this trip is $280 for
double occupancy.

For reservations or further information regarding this or any
senior citizen club activity, contact Lucy Palmieri at
228-7791.

Roseland Recreation is located at 19 Harrison Ave., Roseland,
N.J. 07068. For more information, call Michael Colitti, director,
at 226-6552.

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